Gaza Strip

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 20, 2015

Series of explosions destroy several vehicles belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials, injuring at least two people in nearby homes; attacks are only latest in Gaza to be attributed to extremists who have aligned themselves with Islamic State. MORE

Jul. 17, 2015

International Criminal Court judges request that chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda review her decision not to investigate deadly Israeli commando raid on Gaza-bound flotilla of aid ships in 2010. MORE

Jul. 10, 2015

Letter From The Middle East; Robert Turner, departing Gaza director of United Nations Relief and Works Agency, explains why he is optimistic Israel-Palestinian conflict can be peacefully resolved. MORE

Jul. 10, 2015

Israeli authorities claim Hamas is detaining two Israeli civilians in Gaza. MORE

Jul. 1, 2015

Series of bombings targeting Hamas in Gaza Strip, including four attacks in May, have been attributed to extremist Islamist groups that vow loyalty to Islamic State and are attempting to challenge Hamas's power in region; groups, known as salafi-jihadis, have been energized by ISIS victories in Iraq and Syria; latest clashes are sign of their growing power. MORE

Jun. 30, 2015

Israeli navy stops ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists heading for Gaza Strip, thwarting attempted protest against Israel's control of people and material in and out of Gaza. MORE

Jun. 27, 2015

Op-Ed article by former British forces commander Richard Kemp faults United Nations Human Rights Council report for laying blame for 2014 Gaza conflict on Israel's shoulders; charges report presents presumption of guilt based on flawed evidence and demonstrates little understanding of warfare; contends report's recommendation to immediately lift blockade of Gaza would result in further bloodshed on both sides of conflict. MORE

Jun. 25, 2015

Israel cancels permission for Gaza residents to enter Israel in order to pray at Al Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites, during Ramadan; cancellation affects 500 Palestinians and was made after 2014 Hamas-Israeli war ceasefire agreement was violated when Israel received rocket fire from Gaza two days ago. MORE

Jun. 23, 2015

United Nations Commission of Inquiry report faults both Israel and Palestinians for violating international law in 2014 Gaza War; Israelis condemn report as evidence of UN bias against them while Hamas dismisses condemnation of its own actions and says report supports prosecution of Israel in International Criminal Court. MORE

Jun. 23, 2015

Editorial highlights findings of report issued by United Nations Human Rights Council commission that found both Israel and Palestinian militants guilty of violations of international humanitarian law during 2014 war in Gaza Strip; notes report said violations were possibly war crimes; suggests that Israel should try to comply with international law, even if Hamas is unlikely to adhere to it. MORE

Jun. 21, 2015

Opening of border between Gaza and Egypt, along with rumors that Hamas has quietly been carrying out negotiations with Israel, underscore extent to which Hamas has been operating independently from Palestinian Authority in governing territory; Hamas' separate actions have raised concerns that it is undermining Palestinian unity, considered necessary by many to gaining statehood. MORE

Jun. 20, 2015

Palestinian producers of satirical video series The News Program have faced numerous challenges in getting show off the ground, including introducing satire to residents of Gaza Strip; question that hangs over series is how Hamas government will react, as it exerts tight control over independent media. MORE

Jun. 15, 2015

Israel's Foreign Ministry issues paper blaming Palestinian militants for most casualties incurred during 2014 war with Israel and arguing that Israeli soldiers adhered to international law in conflict; paper comes as preemptive strike against United Nations report on war in Gaza. MORE

Jun. 13, 2015

Saturday Profile of Mohammed Sawiri, who sells tea in Unknown Soldier Park in Gaza City; Sawiri was one of thousands of Palestinians who became relatively wealthy by transporting goods through tunnels under border between Gaza and Egypt, and later joined the large ranks of unemployed after Egypt cracked down on tunnels. MORE

Jun. 12, 2015

Israel issues report saying no laws were broken by military during 2014 conflict in Gaza. MORE

Jun. 8, 2015

Israeli aircraft bomb Gaza Strip following Palestinian rocket attack, latest in series of incidents Prime Min Benjamin Netanyahu has accused international community of ignoring. MORE

Jun. 4, 2015

Israeli military reports Palestinian militants launched two rockets from Gaza; second attack in eight days is believed to be by smaller, more radical groups than Hamas, signalling internal Palestinian tensions. MORE

Jun. 3, 2015

Younis Hounor, local leader of extremist Islamist splinter group in Gaza, is shot to death by Hamas; death ratchets tensions in Gaza as Hamas has been cracking down on radical jihadists. MORE

Jun. 2, 2015

Gaza residents despair at depressed economy and steadily worsening living standards amid ruins of homes that have yet to be rebuilt after last war with Israel; Hamas institutes onerous import fees in effort to cover salaries of thousands of government employees who have been unpaid for months while unemployment rate continues to rise. MORE

May. 27, 2015

Amnesty International says Hamas killed at least 23 Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel in 2014 Gaza Strip war, and tortured dozens of others. MORE

May. 23, 2015

World Bank report finds Gaza's economy is near collapse due to 2014 war with Israel, border restrictions and dysfunctional government; cites conflict between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas as reason for delay in reconstruction efforts, and notes unemployment rate stands at 44 percent, world's highest level. MORE

May. 15, 2015

More than 60 people are injured in Gaza in explosion at training camp for Hamas militants. MORE

May. 1, 2015

Elusive British graffiti artist Banksy creates stir in Gaza after crafting works on rubble to highlight destruction from war between Israel and Hamas. MORE

Apr. 30, 2015

Witnesses say demonstrators in Gaza, protesting unemployment, poverty and dire living conditions, were beaten with sticks and herded into jeeps by Hamas security officials. MORE

Apr. 28, 2015

United Nations internal inquiry finds that Israeli military actions killed 44 Palestinian civilians in seven United Nations schools during 2014 conflict in Gaza and that no weapons were found in those buildings; notes that other vacant UN-run schools had been used by Hamas to store weapons; Sec Gen Ban Ki-moon criticizes Israel for attacks and Hamas for misuse of facilities; weighs whether to seek reparations from Israel alone or from Palestinian militants as well. MORE

Mar. 26, 2015

Amnesty International report accuses Palestinian groups, including military wing of Hamas, of war crimes and flagrant disregard of civilian lives during summer 2014 war in Gaza. MORE

Mar. 10, 2015

Mary McGowan Davis, citing resignation of fellow United Nations panel member William Schabas, requests postponement of panel decision until June; McGowan Davis is now lone member of investigative body tasked with assessing if any war crimes were committed in 2014 Gaza conflict; Schabas left amid accusations of conflict of interest. MORE

Mar. 8, 2015

Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column underscores degree of misery for Palestinians in Gaza six months after latest Israeli conflict there, with thousands of homeless people enduring harsh winter conditions; notes that plight of Gazans is result of Israeli siege on one side, closing of border with Egypt and continued provocations toward Israel by Hamas; warns that another war may be brewing. MORE

Mar. 3, 2015

Three Israelis and six Palestinians are indicted in connection with smuggling ring that provided unauthorized raw materials to Gaza; Israeli authorities say materials were intended to build military infrastructure for Hamas. MORE

Feb. 28, 2015

Saturday Profile of artist Nidaa Badwan, who has attempted to isolate herself from turmoil in Gaza Strip by confining herself to small room while creating series of self portraits that are now on display in East Jerusalem art gallery. MORE

Feb. 18, 2015

Gaza Journal; growing number off young Palestinians from Gaza have been stopped trying to cross into Israel since 50-day battle in 2014; military officials see attempted crossings as signs of desperation and not terrorism. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

William Schabas, Canadian law professor who resigned as head of United Nations investigation into 2014 Gaza conflict, says his work was impeded by threats, pressure from Israel and investigation into his background and work he did for Palestinian Liberation Organization; Schabas says he was not prepared for vitriol directed at him. MORE

Feb. 8, 2015

Dalia Shurrub, who lives in southern Gaza, is prohibited from seeing her fiance Rashed Sameer Faddah, who lives in West Bank, because of border restrictions; thousands of Palestinians are suffering from separation of two territories especially since Hamas took power in Gaza in 2007; exits through Israel are strictly controlled, limited only for humanitarian cases. MORE

Feb. 4, 2015

United Nations Human Rights Council names Mary McGowan Davis, former justice of New York State Supreme Court, to serve on panel's inquiry into possible war crimes in Gaza in 2014. MORE

Feb. 3, 2015

William Schabas, chairman of United Nations panel investigating alleged war crimes in 2014 Gaza conflict, resigns from panel, citing accusations by Israel of personal bias. MORE

Jan. 28, 2015

Israeli human rights group B'Tselem study finds attacks by Israel on homes in Gaza during 2014 war against Hamas that resulted in deaths of more than 600 Palestinians, most of them women, children and elderly, violated international law; study, first major one from an Israeli group, is released as International Criminal Court in The Hague begins inquiry into possible war crimes committed in Palestinian territories. MORE

Jan. 26, 2015

New documentary Censored Voices, about 1967 Middle East war, features archival footage interspersed with previously unseen interviews with Israeli soldiers who give accounts of brutal behavior toward their Arab adversaries; film debuts as International Criminal Court weighs investigation in latest Gaza conflict. MORE

Jan. 21, 2015

Israel's state comptroller says investigation is underway into moves by military and political leaders during 50-day war with Hamas in Gaza in 2014; statement is country's latest attempt to stop International Criminal Court inquiry into its conduct. MORE

Jan. 11, 2015

News Analysis; Fatou Bensouda, chief prosecutor for International Criminal Court, will face numerous challenges in 2015 that may prove to be opportunities to show that court is still relevant; chief among challenges is request by Palestinians to investigate alleged crimes perpetrated by Israel in latest Gaza conflict. MORE

Jan. 10, 2015

Thousands of Gaza residents still reeling from ravages of war with Israel must contend with winter storm that continues to pound Middle East; several Gazan children have been killed by the icy cold weather. MORE

Jan. 9, 2015

Egypt evacuates hundreds of families from town of Rafah near Gaza Strip as military begins erasing town to complete security zone along Palestinian territory; actions are response to repeated attacks by militants against Egyptian security forces. MORE

Jan. 4, 2015

Palestinian officials call on Egyptian government to investigate fatal shooting of Zaki al-Hobi, 16-year-old boy from Gaza who they say was killed by Egyptian soldiers. MORE

Jan. 2, 2015

Legal experts say even if Palestinians are successful in bid to join International Criminal Court, exacting legal repercussions for Israeli actions during war in Gaza are unlikely because court may not recognize actions as falling under its purview; bid to join court, however, is likely to result in profound repercussions for Palestinians, from both Israel and United States. MORE

Dec. 31, 2014

Roger Cohen Op-Ed column warns that last war in Gaza changed nothing and as a result another is waiting in the wings; laments that no one seems willing to address problem because Gaza represents long list of failures; cautions that only alternative to war without end will be if Israelis, Palestinians, Egypt and Western Powers address region's issues. MORE

Dec. 29, 2014

Hamas turns back 37 Gaza war orphans who were hoping to enter Israel as part of goodwill trip; visit was organized by Yoel Marshak of Kibbutz Movement and was approved by Israel. MORE

Dec. 25, 2014

One Palestinian militant is killed and an Israeli soldier wounded during clash at Gaza border; attack, which Israel claims was triggered by Palestinian sniper attack during routine border patrol, is most serious confrontation between Israel and Hamas since cease-fire began in August. MORE

Dec. 20, 2014

Israeli military says it carried out airstrike on Hamas site in Gaza in retaliation for rocket fired into Israel. MORE

Dec. 7, 2014

Israeli military orders eight additional criminal investigations into conduct of its forces during its war with Hamas in Gaza; investigations come after withering accusations of war crimes by Amnesty International, and ahead of inquiry by United Nations Human Rights Council. MORE

Nov. 27, 2014

Egypt allows more than 250 Palestinians to cross border to Gaza, first time crossing has been opened in 30 days. MORE

Nov. 18, 2014

Egypt's military says that it intends to double size of secured buffer zone in Rafah, which borders the Gaza Strip, after discovering smuggling tunnels across the frontier that were longer than expected. MORE

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